The APPG is a group of MPs, peers and associate organisations with an interest in cat welfare, aiming to promote and further cat welfare. It seeks to support discussion and debate about what the public, politicians and the government can do to further cat welfare.
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4 Current APPG Officers
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Johanna Baxter
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Paisley and Renfrewshire South
Joined: 12th February 2025
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Contact Details
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Johanna Baxter MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 8493.
Email: johanna.baxter.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Rich Clare, Battersea Dogs & Cats Home. Tel: 020 3887 8375
Email: info@apgocats.org.uk
Secretariat:
Battersea Dogs & Cats Home and Cats Protection jointly act as the group's secretariat. https://www.battersea.org.uk/ and https://www.cats.org.uk
Group's Website:
Benefits in Kind
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Cats Protection
Secretariat From : 06/03/2019 To : 05/03/2020
£1,501
6 Mar 2018
Cats Protection
Secretariat From : 06/03/2018 To : 05/03/2019
£1,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Cats APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Sheryll Murray
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for South East Cornwall
Joined: 31st July 2019Departed: 30th May 2024
Andrew Gwynne
Vice Chair
Independent - Gorton and Denton
Joined: 4th November 2020Departed: 30th May 2024
Layla Moran
Treasurer
Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon
Joined: 26th April 2018Departed: 6th March 2024
Patricia Gibson
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for North Ayrshire and Arran
Joined: 26th April 2018Departed: 6th March 2024
Henry Smith
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Crawley
Joined: 28th June 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
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Lisa Cameron
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 22nd July 2022
Steve Reed
Co-Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Streatham and Croydon North
Joined: 8th April 2020Departed: 24th September 2020
Maria Caulfield
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Lewes
Joined: 26th April 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
Steve Reed
Co-Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Streatham and Croydon North
Joined: 26th April 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
David Drew
Secretary
Labour (Co-op) - Former Member for Stroud
Joined: 26th April 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
Victoria Prentis
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Banbury
Joined: 26th April 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
Ross Thomson
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Aberdeen South
Joined: 31st July 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
Rehman Chishti
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Gillingham and Rainham
Joined: 31st July 2019Departed: 5th November 2019